Part I Customs and Excise

Chapter IV Air Passenger Duty

The duty

31 Passengers: exceptions.

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Where in the case of a passenger whose agreement for carriage is evidenced by a return ticket—

a

he is a chargeable passenger in relation to a flight on his outward journey, and

b

his final place of destination in relation to that journey is in the United Kingdom,

he is not a chargeable passenger in relation to a flight on his return journey.

2

Subsection (1) above does not apply if—

a

either his outward journey or his return journey includes two or more flights, and

b

in relation to any of those flights (other than the first) on the journey in question, he would (apart from that subsection) be a chargeable passenger.

3

A passenger whose agreement for carriage is evidenced by a ticket is not a chargeable passenger in relation to a flight which is the second or a subsequent flight on his journey if—

a

the prescribed particulars of the flight are shown on the ticket, and

b

that flight and the previous flight are connected.

4

A child who—

a

has not attained the age of two years, and

b

is not allocated a separate seat before he first boards the aircraft,

is not a chargeable passenger.

5

A passenger not carried for reward is not a chargeable passenger if he is carried—

a

in pursuance of any requirement imposed under any enactment, or

b

for the purpose only of inspecting matters relating to the aircraft or the flight crew.

6

Regulations may provide for subsection (1) above to have effect as if the reference in paragraph (a) to a person who is a chargeable passenger in relation to a flight on his outward journey included a person whose outward journey began at an airport in the Isle of Man.